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NIDA announces new awards for early stage investigatorshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18986
NIDA’s Dr. Joni Rutter describes the 2015 NIDA Avenir Awards
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) today announced the first six recipients of its two newly developed Avenir Award programs for HIV/AIDS and genetics or epigenetics research. The Avenir (meaning “future” in French) Awards...HIV or AIDS, Prevention Research, Researchers, Treatment ResearchViernes, junio 26, 2015NIDA NewsEffects of marijuana – with and without alcohol – on driving performancehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18975
Using the most sophisticated driving simulator of its kind to mirror real-life situations, new research shows that marijuana use impairs one measure of driving performance. People driving with blood concentrations of 13.1 µg/L THC – the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana – showed increased...Adults, College Students, Drugged Driving, Marijuana, Researchers, Young Adultsmartes, junio 23, 2015NIDA NewsNasal spray naloxone one step closer to public availabilityhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18963
Easy to use delivery technology could prevent opioid overdose deaths
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is pleased to announce that Adapt Pharma Limited, a partner of Lightlake Therapeutics Inc., has commenced a rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Food and Drug...Health and Medical Professionals, Opioids, Pain Medication, Prescription Drugs, Prevention ResearchViernes, junio 12, 2015NIDA NewsPrescribing lifesaving naloxone: Addressing attitudes of primary care clinicianshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18959
NIDA-funded research exploring barriers to prescribing naloxone, a safe, easy-to-use drug that can prevent opioid overdose deaths, suggests that primary healthcare providers have limited knowledge about it, and have concerns about its misuse and safety. Other perceived barriers to naloxone...Health and Medical Professionals, Opioids, Pain Medication, Prescription Drugs, Prevention Research, Researchersmartes, junio 9, 2015NIDA NewsMethadone maintenance in prison results in treatment retention, lower drug usage following releasehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18943
Treatment is the Key
A new NIDA-funded study shows that, among people incarcerated for six months or less, those who received continued methadone maintenance while imprisoned were more likely to obtain follow up drug treatment than those who underwent detoxification from methadone while in jail....Criminal Justice, Health and Medical Professionals, Heroin, Inmates and Parolees, Opioids, Researchers, Treatment ResearchViernes, mayo 29, 2015NIDA NewsPain reliever investigation wins top NIH Addiction Science Awardhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18923
A project identifying novel compounds that could be used for pain relief was awarded a first place Addiction Science Award at the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)—the world’s largest science competition for high school students. The awards are coordinated by the National...Addiction Science, College Students, Researchers, Science Fair Awards, Students, Teachers, TeensViernes, mayo 15, 2015NIDA NewsMedication plus ongoing care provided in emergency departments is promising approach for opioid dependence http://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18884
New research comparing treatment approaches for opioid dependent patients in emergency departments (ED) suggests that combining the medication buprenorphine with ongoing care is more effective than simply providing referrals to addiction treatment, with or without a brief intervention. This study...Health and Medical Professionals, Opioids, Researchers, Treatment Researchjueves, abril 30, 2015NIDA NewsNIDA highlights drug use trends among college-age and young adults in new online resourcehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18879
Use of illicit drugs, including marijuana, has been rising steadily among college-aged young adults. In addition, non-medical use of stimulants, including Adderall and Ritalin, has more than doubled in the past few years. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created a new section on...Alcohol, Amphetamines, College Students, College-Age and Young Adults, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, Ritalin, Stimulants, Trends and Statistics, Young Adultslunes, mayo 18, 2015NIDA NewsCarlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D. to join NIDA as division directorhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18873
Dr. Carlos Blanco
Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., a leading researcher in the interface between epidemiology and the treatment of addictive disorders, will be joining the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to lead the Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research. The Division leads...Researcherslunes, junio 1, 2015NIDA NewsGene variant related to greater difficulty in quitting smoking and earlier lung cancer diagnosishttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18855
People with a specific form of the CHRNA5 gene take an average of four years longer to quit smoking and are at greater risk for developing lung cancer four years earlier, compared to smokers without this gene variant. This is according to a meta-analysis of 24 studies examining variants in the...Health and Medical Professionals, Tobacco, Treatment Researchmiércoles, abril 15, 2015NIDA NewsResearch shows that teens and adults are uncertain about legalities of marijuana law in Washington Statehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18842
A NIDA-funded study showed that while parents in the state of Washington are discussing with their children the legalization of recreational marijuana use among adults, they are unsure what is legal and illegal under the new laws. The study showed that many parents and teens do not know the laws...College Students, College-Age and Young Adults, Marijuana, Parents, Parents, Prevention Research, Teensmartes, Marzo 31, 2015NIDA NewsStudy looks at effects of socioeconomic factors on child brain development and achievementhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18840
New research suggests that family income, and to a lesser degree parental education, are associated with brain structure differences in children and young adults. Focusing on brain regions critical for language, memory, and executive function in participants aged three to 20 years, scientists...Children, Low Income Populations, Parents, Parents, Researchers, Rural Populations, Teens, Urban Populationslunes, Marzo 30, 2015NIDA NewsDr. Susan Weiss appointed division director at NIDAhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18816
Dr. Susan Weiss
Susan R.B. Weiss, Ph.D., has been selected to lead the Division of Extramural Research (DER), a newly formed Division at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. In addition to overseeing NIDA’s extramural research grant program, the...Addiction Science, Researcherslunes, Marzo 2, 2015NIDA NewsNIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow to Participate in Facebook Chat about TEDMED Presentationhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18794
Dr. Nora Volkow - photo courtesy of Sandy Huffaker for TEDMED
NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow will participate in a LIVE Facebook chat, hosted by TEDMED, on Thursday, February 12, at 1 p.m. EST to discuss what we can learn about compulsive overeating from studying the brain chemistry of people with...Addiction Science, Researchersmiércoles, febrero 11, 2015NIDA NewsNIDA researchers discover further complexity in brain reward circuitryhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18789
NIDA scientists have identified new complexities within the brain’s reward circuitry that involves two major chemicals involved in drug addiction -- dopamine and glutamate. Researchers used rodent models to better understand a specific brain circuit where dopamine and glutamate are both released...Brainlunes, febrero 9, 2015NIDA News2015 Avant-Garde Awards offer extraordinary ideas in HIV/AIDS researchhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18775
Dr. Jacques Normand describes the 2015 NIDA Avant-Garde awards Watch video
With proposals ranging from innovative therapies to the development of unique organoid models of the brain, five scientists have been selected to receive the 2015 Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research from the National...HIV or AIDS, Researcherslunes, febrero 9, 2015NIDA NewsMedication finds new use in sustaining opioid quit successhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18755
New research suggests that clonidine, a medication for high blood pressure and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can enhance buprenorphine’s ability to treat opioid dependence. This combination of medications reduces stress-induced craving and prolongs opioid abstinence during...Health and Medical Professionals, Opioids, Treatment Researchmiércoles, Marzo 18, 2015NIDA NewsNicotine metabolism rates may impact success of smoking cessation treatmentshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18728
A randomized clinical trial of smokers trying to quit found that the effectiveness of particular smoking cessation therapies might relate to how quickly their body metabolizes nicotine. The study compared success rates of the nicotine patch versus the prescription medication varenicline.
Among...Health and Medical Professionals, Researchers, Tobacco, Treatment Researchlunes, enero 12, 2015NIDA NewsEffects of cigarette smoking on brain differ between men and womenhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18725
Researchers from Yale University discovered that brain activation during smoking occurs differently in men than in women. The research used a new method of brain imaging scan analysis, and was funded by NIDA and the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health. The study showed that dopamine release...Brain, Tobacco, Womenjueves, enero 8, 2015NIDA NewsWomen who receive gender-specific substance abuse treatment have greater chance of employmenthttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18712
Women who receive treatment in gender-sensitive programs are more likely to be employed 12 months after treatment admission than women in more traditional treatment programs, according to research funded by NIDA. Additionally, women who complete treatment have greater odds of being employed than...Treatment Research, Womenmiércoles, diciembre 31, 2014NIDA NewsRegistration open for Drug Facts Chat Day; 2015 Drug IQ Challenge preview availablehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18711
Schools can now register for Drug Facts Chat Day, NIDA’s annual Web chat that connects NIH scientists with teens around the country, at http://drugfactsweek.
drugabuse.gov/chat
/index.php.
Drug Facts Chat Day occurs on January 30 during National Drug Facts Week, which runs from January 26 –...Parents, Students, Teachersmartes, diciembre 30, 2014NIDA NewsPrescriptions for anti-anxiety medications put teens at riskhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18708
Teens prescribed anxiety or sleep medications are more likely to abuse them later (compared to those who had never had a prescription). Teens reported they used these medications to self-treat insomnia or anxiety or to get “high.”
This research, the first longitudinal study to examine nonmedical...College Students, College-Age and Young Adults, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Consequences, Parents, Pre-Teens, Prescription Drugs, Prevention Research, Teenslunes, diciembre 29, 2014NIDA NewsMethamphetamine or amphetamine abuse linked to higher risk of Parkinson’s diseasehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18702
People who abuse amphetamine-type drugs such as methamphetamine may be at increased risk for developing dopamine-related disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, according to recent research funded by NIDA and NCI. This is consistent with prior studies in animals showing that abuse of these drugs...Amphetamines, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Consequences, Methamphetamine, ResearchersViernes, diciembre 19, 2014NIDA NewsTeen prescription opioid abuse, cigarette, and alcohol use trends downhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18695
Dr. Volkow discusses MTF 2014 results
Use of cigarettes, alcohol, and abuse of prescription pain relievers among teens has declined since 2013 while marijuana use rates were stable, according to the 2014 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey, released today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (...Monitoring the Future, Trends and Statisticsmartes, diciembre 16, 2014NIDA NewsNational Institute on Drug Abuse to discuss results of 2014 Monitoring the Future Surveyhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18688
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will hold a teleconference on Tuesday, December 16, to discuss the results of the 2014 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. The survey, conducted earlier this year by scientists at the University of Michigan, tracks annual drug use and attitudes among...Monitoring the Future, Trends and Statisticsmartes, diciembre 9, 2014NIDA NewsRegulating a single gene may alter addiction and stress responseshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18681
Researchers have now used genetically engineered DNA binding proteins to target specific processes within a gene - located within a brain reward center in the mouse. By regulating the activity of this specific gene, the scientists found they were able to alter gene expression and behaviors...Addiction Science, Mental Health, Researchers, Treatment Researchmartes, diciembre 2, 2014NIDA NewsBuprenorphine tapering less effective than ongoing maintenance for prescription opioid abuse http://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18669
A recent NIDA-funded study concludes that maintenance buprenorphine therapy is more effective than tapering and discontinuation of the medication in treating prescription opioid-dependent patients in primary care settings. In this 14-week study, participants whose buprenorphine was tapered over...Opioids, Treatment Researchjueves, noviembre 20, 2014NIDA NewsEvidence grows that heavy marijuana use may harm the brainhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18668
New NIDA-funded research shows that heavy marijuana use (at least four times per week over the past six months) is linked to adverse changes in the function and structure of brain areas associated with reward, decision making, and motivation. Heavy marijuana use can also enhance some brain...College Students, College-Age and Young Adults, Health and Medical Professionals, Marijuana, Medical Consequences, Parents, Parents, Pre-Teens, Researchers, Teensmiércoles, noviembre 19, 2014NIDA NewsNIDA researchers confirm important brain reward pathwayhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18628
Details of the role of glutamate, the brain’s excitatory chemical, in a drug reward pathway have been identified for the first time.
This discovery in rodents - published today in Nature Communications - shows that stimulation of glutamate neurons in a specific brain region (the dorsal raphe...Addiction Science, Brain, Researchersmiércoles, noviembre 12, 2014NIDA NewsNIDA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Researchhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18623
Society for Neuroscience satellite meeting explores innovative brain science, including dynamic chemical communications; stunning imaging technologies; drug use and brain toxicity and the therapeutic potential of RNA
What: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National...Researchersjueves, noviembre 6, 2014NIDA NewsNew CME/CE course addresses substance usehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18602
Announcement
A new continuing medical education/continuing education course (CME/CE), Talking to Patients About Health Risk Behaviors, adds to a growing body of tools available through the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to help healthcare professionals care for patients at risk for...lunes, octubre 27, 2014NIDA NewsUsing social media to better understand, prevent, and treat substance usehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18573
More than $11 million over three years will be used to support research exploring the use of social media to advance the scientific understanding, prevention, and treatment of substance use and addiction. The awards are funded through the Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN), an NIH...Addiction Science, Health and Medical Professionals, Prevention Research, Researchers, Treatment Researchjueves, octubre 16, 2014NIDA NewsUnique interaction discovered between brain regions involved in addiction, depressionhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18448
NIDA IRP researchers have discovered a unique interaction between a nerve cell in the brain’s ventral tegmental area and the lateral habenula - a pathway implicated in mental health disorders such as addiction and depression. This nerve cell releases both excitatory (glutamate) and inhibitory (...Addiction Science, Brain, Mental Health, Researcherslunes, septiembre 22, 2014NIDA NewsReview summarizes research on health effects of K2/Spicehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18340
K2, a popular brand of “Spice” mixture
Image courtesy Coolidge Youth Coalition
A new article, authored by scientists from NIDA and the University of Maryland, provides an overview of preclinical and clinical research on synthetic cannabinoids, often sold under brand names such as K2 or Spice....College Students, K2/Spice, Medical Consequences, Researchersmiércoles, septiembre 17, 2014NIDA NewsShort video increases HIV testing in emergency department patients who initially declinedhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18335
A NIDA-funded study shows that one-third of emergency department patients who initially declined to be tested for HIV changed their minds after watching a 16-minute video. This video described the importance of testing as well as demonstrated how an HIV test can be conducted without drawing blood (...miércoles, septiembre 10, 2014NIDA NewsNational Drug Facts Week 2015 to begin January 26http://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18333
National Drug Facts Week, which brings together teens and scientific experts to shatter persistent myths about drug use and addiction, will be held Jan. 26 through Feb. 1, 2015. Ideas for community-based events, as well as success stories from previous years, are highlighted on the National...College Students, Parents, Parents, Pre-Teens, Students, Teachers, Teensmartes, septiembre 9, 2014NIDA NewsNIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow to speak at TEDMED 2014http://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18320
Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, will be a featured speaker at the TEDMED 2014 conference being held this month in Washington, DC. A world-renowned neuroscientist and leading expert on addiction as a brain disease,...Health and Medical Professionalsmartes, septiembre 2, 2014NIDA NewsCommentary: More research needed into marijuana’s effects on brain development and functionhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18319
A journal commentary by Harvard researcher and NIDA grantee Bertha K. Madras stresses the importance of a large scale longitudinal study to better assess the effects of marijuana use on human brain development and function. Dr. Madras notes research that suggests regular marijuana use that begins...College Students, Health and Medical Professionals, Marijuana, Medical Consequences, Parents, Pre-Teens, Researchers, Young Adultsmartes, septiembre 2, 2014NIDA NewsJournal issue explores early interventions to prevent risky sexual behaviors related to HIV/AIDShttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18297
A special issue of the journal Prevention Science spotlights six NIDA-funded early interventions (delivered prior to the onset of adolescence) that successfully reduced later health-risking sexual behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. Traditionally, prevention interventions to avert risky sexual behavior...HIV or AIDS, Parents, People with HIV or AIDS, Prevention Researchmiércoles, agosto 20, 2014NIDA NewsRegular marijuana users may have impaired brain reward centershttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18239
New research shows that regular marijuana users show impairments in the brain’s ability to respond to dopamine – a brain chemical that is involved in reward, among other functions.
Although this research can’t determine if regular marijuana use causes deficits in brain reward centers – or if users...Marijuana, Mental Health, Researchersmiércoles, julio 30, 2014NIDA NewsNIH system to monitor emerging drug trendshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18156
An innovative National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) is being developed to monitor emerging trends that will help health experts respond quickly to potential outbreaks of illicit drugs such as heroin and to identify increased use of designer synthetic compounds. The system will scan social...Emerging Drugs, Heroin, Researchers, Trends and Statisticsjueves, julio 17, 2014NIDA NewsPassive e-cigarette exposure may urge young adults to smokehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18153
A new NIDA-funded study shows that being around someone who is using (vaping) an e-cigarette can trigger a desire for tobacco cigarettes in young adults who regularly smoke. This passive exposure to e-cigarette use also increased desire for an e-cigarette.
These results highlight the need for...College Students, Researchers, Tobaccomartes, julio 15, 2014NIDA NewsNew brain imaging dataset now available to enhance reliability and reproducibilityhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18099
A new NIDA-supported dataset will now allow researchers to compare their MRI-based scans against more than 10,000 brain images, thereby enhancing reliability and reproducibility.
The Consortium for Reproducibility and Reliability (CoRR) dataset is managed by the Child Mind Institute (CMI). CoRR...Researchers, Treatment Researchjueves, julio 3, 2014NIDA NewsSocial media can influence teens with pro-drug messageshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18096
A new NIDA-funded study analyzed the content and demographic reach of a popular pro-marijuana Twitter handle in 2013 and found that only ten percent of the messages mentioned any risky behaviors associated with marijuana use.
Given that over 70 percent of followers were 19 years of age or...Marijuana, Prevention Research, Researchers, Studentsmartes, julio 1, 2014NIDA NewsStudy compares effectiveness of oral drug tests for recent marijuana usehttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18069
A variety of oral drug testing devices are available to determine recent marijuana use. For the first time, a new NIDA study compares the ability of these devices to accurately detect specific cannabinoids – the chemical compounds found in marijuana. The researchers looked at diagnostic sensitivity...Drug Testing, Marijuana, Researcherslunes, junio 16, 2014NIDA NewsCPDD conference features NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow as well as Media Forumhttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18066
Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), will deliver a keynote address on the state of addiction research at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 15. The conference features 800 presentations by...Addiction Science, Researchersmartes, junio 10, 2014NIDA NewsNIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effectshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18061
The current state of science on the adverse health effects of marijuana use links the drug to several significant adverse effects including addiction, a review reports. The article, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, is authored by scientists from the National Institute on...Addiction Science, College Students, Drugged Driving, Health and Medical Professionals, Marijuana, Medical Consequences, Monitoring the Future, Parents, Researchers, Trends and Statisticsmiércoles, junio 4, 2014NIDA NewsMDMA can be fatal in warm environmentshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18060
A moderate dose of MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy or Molly, that is typically nonfatal in cool, quiet environments can be lethal in rats exposed to conditions that mimic the hot, crowded, social settings where the drug is often used by people, a study finds. Scientists have identified the...MDMA (Ecstasy), Medical Consequences, Researchersmartes, junio 3, 2014NIDA NewsMore Colorado drivers in fatal car crashes testing positive for marijuanahttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18048
A new NIAAA- and NIDA-funded study shows an increased number of marijuana-positive Colorado drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes since Colorado’s legalization of medical marijuana in 2009. A similar increase was not seen in the 34 states that did not have medical marijuana laws when...Alcohol, College Students, Drugged Driving, Health and Medical Professionals, Marijuana, Researchersmartes, mayo 27, 2014NIDA News﻿NIH Pain Consortium’s first pain care curriculum improves clinical skillshttp://www.drugabuse.gov/es/node/18042
Preview of e-learning chronic pain care module, "Edna"
An online training module designed for the evaluation and care of chronic pain greatly improved medical student clinical skills, according to a report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The module, built by the University of...Painmiércoles, mayo 21, 2014NIDA News